Waistband-lining



R. n. von RENTSCH.

WAISTBAND LINING5 APPLICATION FILED APR. 5| i920.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

incassa UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BIBERT D. VON RIEINILSCH,y 0F NEW YORK, lN'. Y.

l WAIsTBANn-LINING.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that ll, Ronnn'r D. Von` RnN'rscH, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an improvement' in Waistbandliin# ings, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a lining for garments and more particularly a linin adapted to be employed as a waist ban linin for trousers. The same consists of a sti ening member made of suitable fabric t0- gether with a skirtor .lining memberl so associated therewith as to coveror conceal the lines of stitching by which the body of the lining is attached to the stiifening fabric. ll am aware that heretofore various forms of linings of this nature have been pro-` posed. For' example, in Letters Patent-No. 1,161,702, granted November 23, 1915, there is shown and described a lining in which a stiening member is provided with a lining having a skirt which is attachedthereto by concealed stitching. ln the use of this lining, however, when the skirt member is raised the yst'iffening material is visible, and furthermore in this form of lining` with the materials that are available today, the stiftenin member is so insecure and flimsy a fa ric that it oftentimes is cut by the needle in the stitching operation and if not so cut `will readily tear away from the cloth to which lit is secured when fixed in the garment.A Moreover, in this form of lining the stiening materials that are available today andthat are of an inexpensive character, in addition to being unsuited to the secure holding of stitching, are unsightly and, although flexible, when l,wrinkled or ruflied retain these wrinkles, not havihg sufiicient resiliency to return to their unruled condition. I am furthermore aware that for example in Letters Patent blo-1,121,285, granted December 15, 1914, there is shown and described a lining in which the lower edge of the stiE- ening fabric is covered with an additional or auxiliary skirt, but this is an additional expense andv consequently at the present time practically prohibitive in View of the costs of materials. rll`he object, therefore, of my present invention is to overcome these difficulties so as to make it possible to dispense with the auxiliary skirtas shown in the latter patent and to employ a stiffening Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 25, 1921.

Application filed April 5, 1920. 'Serial No. 371,209.

member `which will not cut when being sewn, or tear away from the garment, and which at the same time, when the skirt `is raised,

will not be unsightly, having much the same appearance as an additional skirt would. have. The invention also contemplates the use ofv a stifiening member which, while possessing the above mentioned qualities will at the same time be relatively inexpensive and will` also possess the desired degree of resiliency so as to be at all times 1n the necessary smooth and unwrinkled condition.

The lining made in accordance with my present invention will be hereinafter more particularly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the use of the lining in the upper edge of a pair of trousers.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section on line i 2-2, Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken through the material forming the stiening member.

ln carrying out this invention, the lining' member includes as is customary a sti'enin -rolls'so that the rubber is forced into the interstices of the fabric and makes the parts thereof a substantially integral structure. It will `be understood of course that this stilfening member may be of any `suitable number of layers of fabric, although for practical purposes two members are all that are necessary, and as constructed, the inner 'layer of stift'ening member is preferably made of a coarse inexpensive material, while the outer member is made of a more finished material so as to present a better appear ance in the lining as hereinafter described. Due to the incorporation of the adhesive into the composition of this stifening material, the possesses the desired degree of resiliency and when exed or wrinkled has a tendency to return to its normal iiat condition. This member is vindicated at 10 and as los composite structure of the latteru latter quality of the material is due also in some degree to the use of plies of material having different textures, which individu* ally may or may not possess this quality, but which when united into one integral composite structure produce such an effect.

The article made in accordance with this l stitching by turning over the lining onfold 17 to provide the body portion 19 of the lining'member. As is customary, the lining is attached to the garment along the edge thereof by a line of stitching 2() and then the fold is made in the lining as indicatedat 21 after which the skirt member 14 may be turned back and the entire lining finally attached to thecloth 22 of the garment along a line of stitching 23 which is normally'covered and concealed by the skirt 14. p

Now obviously with the lining constructed as hereinbefore described, the outer part of the stiil'ening member will not be visible when the skirt 14 is upturnedand does not present an objectionable appearance as would the ordinary form of stiffening member made of common canvas, buckram or similar material, and furthermore, due to the union of the parts of the sti'ening member a fabric of sufcient body is produced to securely attach the lining member to the garment in which it is to be used. It will also be observed that the stiii'ening member is of such acharacter as to render unnecessary the provision of any means, such as an auxiliary sklrt or suitable serging, to prevent the-frayering said stifl'ening member.

ing of the edge of the same or to insure the retention of the necessary stitching therein.

I claim as myinvention:

1. A waistband comprising a multiple layer stiflening me-mber, each of the layers being of relatively inexpensive fabric and connected to each other by an adhesive to form a unitary structure, and a lining member sewed thereto by a line of concealed stitching.

2. A waistband comp-rising a stifening member formed of a plurality of plies of material of different textures connected to one another by an adhesive to form a unitary structure, each of the plies being of relatively inexpensive fabric, and a lining member having a fold providing a skirt and a fold to cover and conceala line of stitchin connecting the liningmember to the sti ening member.

3. A waistband comprising a stilfening member made of two plies having different textures connected by an adhesive, each of the plies being of relatively inexpensive material, and a lining member having a fold providing a skirt and a fold to cover and vconceal a line of stitching for connecting thev lining member to the stifl'ening member, said liningmember at its skirt portion being located entirely Von one side of the stifening member and the stifening member having its edge opposite the skirt unbound.

4. waistband comprising a stiiening member formed of a plurality of plies of material connected to one another by an adhesive to form a unitary structure, each of the plies being of relatively inexpensive fabric, and a lining member secured to and cov- Signed by me this 9th day of March, 19.20.

ROBERT D. voN RENTSCH. 

